Where does “זיבעטל” come from?

זיבעטל (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish זיבעט, from Middle High German siebente, from Old High German sibunto, from Proto-West Germanic sebundō, from Proto-Germanic sebundô — seventh.

זיבעטל (Yiddish): seventh

Definitions

  1. seventh

Ancestry of “זיבעטל”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishזיבעטseventh
2Middle High Germansiebente—
3Old High Germansibunto—
4Proto-West Germanicsebundōseventh
5Proto-Germanicsebundôseventh
Every word from Proto-Germanic sebundô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic sebundō →Every word from Old High German sibunto →